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as in items
a separate part in a list, account, or series
every detail was accounted for
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as in facts
a single piece of information
didn't leave out a single detail in his police report on the burglary
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as in detachments
a small military unit with a special task or function
the officer sent out a detail to patrol the perimeter of the compound
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as in jobs
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
the soldier was placed on guard detail at the border crossing
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as in names
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip
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as in lists
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of details
Jill Lawless and Brian Melley The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
It was originally sold to someone overseas who ultimately couldn’t complete the purchase, so there were some details that hadn’t been finished.
—Carisa Crawford Chappell, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The feature used details of multiple tech writers, as spotted by The Verge, including some of the publication's own staff and others from Bloomberg, Digital Foundry, IGN, Tom's Guide, Rock Paper Shotgun, and others.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Riley unveiled the details of the plan, which includes four buildings spanning more than one million square feet.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Nicole Kidman plans to continue to keep the details of her divorce from Keith Urban private.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
The company gave no financial details of the deal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Between the patent leather toe cap and the dainty bow, these pretty burgundy ballet flats are all about adorable details.
—Jordan Julian, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The project has already gotten media attention, but activist groups are also keeping several details of the effort secret.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The agency also details the numerous and complicated media rights agreements for the major leagues, including deals with networks, cable channels and streaming services, plus leagues launching their own networks and direct‑to‑consumer streaming apps.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The family also details Transdev’s allegedly negligent training, supervision and safety precautions leading up to the accident.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
In the Netflix documentary, Odom also candidly details the beginning of his battle with addiction.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The research details a breakdown of an AI chip produced for the Chinese company Enflame.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In addition to Wall Street analyst coverage, which details individual company and sector research, CNBC Pro tracks the most important Wall Street strategists' macro forecasts with in-depth commentary every time research is released and larger stock market targets are updated.
—CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Page one of the court documents details Burrow's case.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The report details how, during the incident, mission personnel on the ground had felt overwhelmed by frequent meetings and had voiced concerns over data transparency and inclusion, with personnel outside of Boeing and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program feeling particularly excluded.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
Starmer fired Mandelson after nine months in the job when new details of the relationship with Epstein emerged, and now faces a political storm over the appointment.
—Jill Lawless and Brian Melley The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026
It was originally sold to someone overseas who ultimately couldn’t complete the purchase, so there were some details that hadn’t been finished.
—Carisa Crawford Chappell, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
The feature used details of multiple tech writers, as spotted by The Verge, including some of the publication's own staff and others from Bloomberg, Digital Foundry, IGN, Tom's Guide, Rock Paper Shotgun, and others.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
Riley unveiled the details of the plan, which includes four buildings spanning more than one million square feet.
—Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Nicole Kidman plans to continue to keep the details of her divorce from Keith Urban private.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2026
The company gave no financial details of the deal.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026
Between the patent leather toe cap and the dainty bow, these pretty burgundy ballet flats are all about adorable details.
—Jordan Julian, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
The project has already gotten media attention, but activist groups are also keeping several details of the effort secret.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Written with her friend and collaborator Michael Feinstein, the book details Liza’s childhood, her parts in movies like Cabaret, and her substance-use disorder.
—Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2026
The agency also details the numerous and complicated media rights agreements for the major leagues, including deals with networks, cable channels and streaming services, plus leagues launching their own networks and direct‑to‑consumer streaming apps.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2026
The family also details Transdev’s allegedly negligent training, supervision and safety precautions leading up to the accident.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
In the Netflix documentary, Odom also candidly details the beginning of his battle with addiction.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Mar. 2026
The research details a breakdown of an AI chip produced for the Chinese company Enflame.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
In addition to Wall Street analyst coverage, which details individual company and sector research, CNBC Pro tracks the most important Wall Street strategists' macro forecasts with in-depth commentary every time research is released and larger stock market targets are updated.
—CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Page one of the court documents details Burrow's case.
—Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2026
The report details how, during the incident, mission personnel on the ground had felt overwhelmed by frequent meetings and had voiced concerns over data transparency and inclusion, with personnel outside of Boeing and NASA’s Commercial Crew Program feeling particularly excluded.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for details
Noun
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Just be wise about your investments — avoid impulsive window shopping in favor of researching quality items that increase your quality of life.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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The prosecution displayed dozens of items of evidence in front of the jury, including guns that were found during home searches and an antifa flag.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Distractions may try to confuse us, but sticking to the practical facts should stop them from messing things up.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Her goal is to improve the health of our community through easy-to-understand facts and real people's stories.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Additional police resources were deployed to the area from neighboring detachments, along with the North District Emergency Response Team.—
Alexandra Koch , Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Israeli military has amassed two major groups of armored vehicles in Sheikh Radwan, to the north of Gaza City, according to the imagery, with additional detachments of armored vehicles stationed along roads that lead toward Israel.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since July, Beijing has tried to curb excessive competition within industries while at the same time making sure jobs are protected.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Despite the explosion of AI creating more tech jobs, competition for those entry-level roles is just as hard.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The council launched the Downtown Area Command, which stations more EMS medics and vehicles downtown during weekends and special events, in October 2024 in response to multiple drownings in Lady Bird Lake.—
Alex Driggars,
Austin American Statesman,
2 Mar. 2026
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Saturn also stations direct in Pisces this week in your sector of higher education and long-term vision.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
23 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Anthropic's lawsuit also names other federal agencies, including the departments of Treasury and State, after agency officials ordered employees to stop using Claude.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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Anthropic’s lawsuit also names other federal agencies, including the departments of Treasury and State, after officials ordered employees to stop using Anthropic’s services.—
Matt O'Brien,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 54-year-old is more than three times richer than Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who Forbes lists as the second and third wealthiest people in the world, respectively.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The agency lists three ways to request an extension.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As a result, Chandra is good for a lot of things, but its limitations matter when considering those big questions above.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2026
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When our hour was nearly over, a Rikers representative ordered us to wind things down.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Details.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/details. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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